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Dear White People

Dear White People

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Dear White People

"A satire about being a Black face in a white place."

2014

1h 48m

6.1(485 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

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Homegrown Pictures

Code Red

Roadside Attractions

Lionsgate

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lionel Higgins

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Samantha White

Kyle Gallner

Kyle Gallner

Kurt Fletcher

Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

Brandon P Bell

Brandon P Bell

Troy Fairbanks

Brittany Curran

Brittany Curran

Sophie Fletcher

Justin Dobies

Justin Dobies

Gabe

Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson

Reggie

Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett

Helmut West

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Dean Fairbanks

Creative team

Directed by: Justin Simien
Written by: Justin Simien
Produced by: Angel Lopez
Lena Waithe

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